The digital worksite topped the agenda at this year’s CECE congress. David Arminas reports from the Czech capital Prague*
Europe’s equipment manufacturers and their clients are truly in an age of transformation driven by an increasing move towards the digital worksite.
Because this transformation is so deep, there looms big challenges for the entire sector and its supply chain, noted Bernd Holz, president of the CECE – Committee for European Construction Equipment, Europe’s umbrella organisation for
XCMG has seen strong exports, with one deal in particular providing a major boost to turnover - Mike Woof writes
It is rare that a single machine order can provide a substantial portion of a large manufacturer’s annual results. However the firm’s massive contract signed with the Venezuelan Government was a major boost to XCMG; the supply of no less than 6025 machines in a deal worth some US$750 million. This order came at an important time for the company when the world demand for construction equipment sl
The global market for construction aggregates is projected to advance to 51.7 billion tonnes in 2019, representing an annual growth rate of 5.2%, according to a new study by the Freedonia Group.
Increased manufacturing capacity has been a key focus for XCMG in recent years, with the firm having committed to upgrading its production facilities. XCMG has invested heavily in new manufacturing capacity for its ranges of cranes and wheeled loaders and both the Heavy Machinery and Wheeled Loader divisions now have new factories. The heavy crane facility produces machines in the 90tonne category and above and all production moved to the new plant in 2012 as the old factory was too small. The new facility
